Aloha! Finally sharing some updates to our kitchen cabinets we painted and a springtime renovation update! Sorry I have been MIA for the past month, I know you thought I was another blog failure! 😉 NOPE! Just busy, busy, busy!
So lets get you up to date! Why have we had a busy spring? Other than my usual spring cleaning…
First off, since we last blogged…(no surprise here)…I have been painting cabinets. Cabinets were my life, every day, morning & night, for literally the whole month! My hands got gross callouses, paint on my ligaments was my new accessory, and I barely left the house, it was miserably gratifying! I believe I already told you, we have 81 cabinet and drawer fronts, ridiculous I know. But of course, that wasn’t enough of a challenge for me, I decided to go all out and do 8 layers on every single one. First I cleaned and caulked, and I am still working on step 8 and some false drawer fronts still need to be attached…
This is what I did step by step followed by pictures;
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Cabinet/Drawer Fronts got First Coat Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in “Old White”
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Second Coat
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Third Coat
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First Coat Annie Sloan Wax
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Back of Cabinets got First Coat of paint
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Second Coat, (I decided not to wax the back since they don’t get touched to much)
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Glazed the Cabinet/Drawer front creases with Valspar Translucent Glaze
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Wax the fronts again, (procrastinating this big time right now…dont judge)